Thomas Boraud

This study shows splitter cells are not necessary for task performance, as their removal allows network reorganization to maintain behavior.

This paper presents a theoretical model of the BG-thalamo-cortical network to explain how reward-driven movement adaptation occurs through closed-loop dynamics and dopamine-dependent plasticity.

The paper validates DREADD-based inhibition of pallidal neurons in non-human primates using electrophysiological recordings and histochemical analysis.

The paper proposes a dual competition model between the basal ganglia and cortex to explain action-outcome and stimulus-response processes in decision making, validated in primates.

The paper demonstrates covert learning in the basal ganglia by showing monkeys improve performance after GPi inactivation is reversed, indicating value evaluation occurs without conscious awareness.